Kerry Highlights Bush Record on Small Business in a Prebuttal to the SOTU

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John Kerry Highlights Bush Record on Small Business in a Prebuttal to the SOTU
January 31st, 2006 @ 11:12 am

Bush will deliver his 5th State of the Union address tonight “after arguably the worst year of his presidency.” John Kerry predicts he will try to make the case “that his Administration’s policies help small businesses.” But, Bush’s rhetoric doesn’t match reality — I’ve said here many times before, Bush is no friend to small businesses.

Instead of promoting small business interests, real small businesses, Bush has used his power to “advance Corporate special interests over small business growth.” We’ve seen this “from federal contracting opportunities to tax cuts for the wealthy that drive up our federal deficit.” The Bush Administration has abandoned small business owners and their workers. As a small business owner, I know that Bush does not care about the real cornerstone of America — our small businesses. I also know that, John Kerry does.

The following is a statement from Senator John Kerry, Ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and an outline of the true Bush record:

“For America’s small businesses, the Bush Administration remains a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” said Kerry. “No matter how many scripted taxpayer-funded political events they stage, the Administration can’t hide from the fact that President Bush is slashing resources for small businesses. Since taking office, the President has slashed the Small Business Administration’s budget 50 percent, raised fees on small business loans, abandoned small businesses walloped by Katrina, and chosen tax policies that leave behind the majority of small businesses. It’s long overdue for this Administration to start investing in America’s small business owners, the entrepreneurs who actually create jobs here at home and make our communities good places to live and work.”

The Bush Record on Small Business

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